Set 158

908. 7" long:












909. 10" long:












910. 9-1/2" long, more guesses on this device can be found on Neatorama:












911. 2-1/2" long:












912. 5" x 4-1/8":














913. 10-1/4" long:












914. 8-1/2" long, submitted by a visitor:


























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Set 157

902. 3-1/4" tall, don't know exactly what this lock was used for:

Text on the front of it reads:
__T
NAPEC
C 1381
E U.S.N.
L 1982


Two different keys are needed to open it and the shackle can be removed:


Bottom view:













903. 3" long:
















904. 5" tall, more guesses on this one can be seen on Neatorama.












905. 13-3/4" long:














906. 4-5/8" x 4":












907. 39" long overall, 4" long end pieces:

































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Set 156

896. 4" long:














897. 6" long, patented in 1892:


Compressing the handles pushes the blade against the end piece:












898. 2-1/2" long:












899. 12-7/8" long:












900. 12" tall and 11" diameter, Neatorama has more guesses on this device along with lots of great links and interesting articles.














901. 3" long, made of glass:
































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Set 155

890. 12-7/8" long:


This is a salesman's sample, so the actual device would have been larger.












891. 3" long, the first correct answer for this one wins a t-shirt from Neatorama.




The lower piece can freely move up or down:












892. The wheel shape has a diameter of 4-1/2", submitted by a visitor:














893. Another visitor sent in this unidentified piece of hardware, he discovered it in his front yard in Florida when removing some plants. The ends appear to be copper and the shaft is a hollow tube of fiberglass, 14-3/4" long:















894a. 12" in length, along with naming this tool, also describe the purpose of the ring attached to the side:


It's hollow from the base of the wedge at least up to the hole seen in the third photo:




894b. 14" long, used in a similar manner as the previous tool, hollow from the bottom up to the small hole in the side; additionally, describe why there is a red cloth attached with a chain:














895a. 10" long:


895b. 9-1/2" long, another version of the same device:
































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